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Malaysia vs. Suriname Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 15.9% more expensive than Suriname overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 41.9% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Malaysia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Malaysia are more expensive than in Suriname. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Malaysia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Suriname Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Suriname, you would:

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

	Suriname	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD384.84	$3.22 MYR13.31	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD438.80	$4.41 MYR18.24	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.81	$0.73 MYR3.01	-38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.42	$0.39 MYR1.63	-51.8%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Suriname	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.69	$1.02 MYR4.21	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD239.95	$7.79 MYR32.19	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.10	$6.67 MYR27.55	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD130.81	$1.99 MYR8.21	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.09	$1.93 MYR7.99	-23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.27	$1.28 MYR5.29	-36.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.12	$0.67 MYR2.75	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.73	$1.29 MYR5.34	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.60	$0.73 MYR3.03	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.70	$0.53 MYR2.20	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.82	$0.59 MYR2.42	-37.1%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 41.9% less for transportation

	Suriname	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.04	$1.86 MYR7.67	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,463.56	$15.26 MYR63.08	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD962,100.00	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD885.13	$6.52 MYR26.93	-71.7%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Suriname	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,123.39	$27.18 MYR112.33	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,416.38	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,354.15	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	+14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,154.37	$34.37 MYR142.05	+14.6%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Suriname	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,425.52	$170.62 MYR705.09	+170.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD73,963.45	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+224.1%
Average			+197.4%

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pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Suriname	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.35	$3.72 MYR15.38	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.03	$2.63 MYR10.85	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.22	$4.18 MYR17.26	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD485.91	$36.40 MYR150.42	+188.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.42	$4.62 MYR19.07	-7.7%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Suriname	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,396.81	$59.37 MYR245.35	+63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,094.54	$29.69 MYR122.68	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,902.26	$70.68 MYR292.07	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,254.90	$56.86 MYR234.98	-48.6%
Average			+3.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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